by ATHENA | Dec 9, 2025 | News
The European Research Council (ERC) has selected 349 mid-career researchers to receive this year’s Consolidator Grants. With funding from the EU’s Horizon Europe programme, these grants will support cutting-edge research at universities and research centres in...
by ATHENA | Dec 9, 2025 | News
Today, the European Union and the Republic of Lebanon have signed an agreement to continue their cooperation under the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA), marking a significant step toward strengthening scientific collaboration,...
by ATHENA | Dec 9, 2025 | News
The EU is investing over €43 million in 15 new ERA Talents mobility projects to strengthen career prospects and employability for research and innovation talents across Europe. Funded under Horizon Europe’s “Widening participation and spreading excellence” component,...
by ATHENA | Dec 8, 2025 | News
The 2025 Choose Europe for Science pilot call has now closed. This is an important step in the EU’s efforts to make research careers in Europe more attractive by offering excellent working conditions and long-term prospects....
by ATHENA | Dec 6, 2025 | News
The European Innovation Council is committed to continue to support Ukrainian tech SMEs and start-ups in key sectors such as artificial intelligence, robotics, biotechnology, cybersecurity and other priority areas for Ukraine. To this end, €20 million has been made...
by ATHENA | Dec 4, 2025 | News
According to Eurostat, the EU’s statistics office, the European Union spent an estimated €403.1 billion on research & development (R&D) in 2024, indicating a 3.6% increase from 2023 (€389.2 billion). Compared with 2014, R&D expenditure grew by 62.2%...